Topping
the Sunday evening slot TV rating for four months in a row, the popularity of
“2 Days and 1 Night” season 3 is flying high through the roof now. Yet indeed,
the program really deserves the high ratings, immense popularity, and great
appreciations. The new Production
Director (PD), Yoo Ho Jin, added four new members to start off the third
season of the show last year; Kim Joo Hyuk, Kim Jun Ho, Defconn, and the
youngest (maknae) member Jung Joon
Young. They joined Cha Tae Hyun and Kim Jong Min who continued from the
previous season.
Reviving the quality of the first season as well as overcoming the downfall of the second season, the cast and crew of the third season have been dubbed as the best line-up of the show. As the 16th post for 2014 Review: The Best and The Most of 2014, I write down The Best Moments on “2 Days and 1 Night” of 2014. I will list them from the earlier episode until the later ones. Like I’ve said before, because every moment is precious, so it deserves no ranking.
Reviving the quality of the first season as well as overcoming the downfall of the second season, the cast and crew of the third season have been dubbed as the best line-up of the show. As the 16th post for 2014 Review: The Best and The Most of 2014, I write down The Best Moments on “2 Days and 1 Night” of 2014. I will list them from the earlier episode until the later ones. Like I’ve said before, because every moment is precious, so it deserves no ranking.
The Birth of 3G
(Relaxing Trip Special)
The
first part of Relaxing Trip Special
episodes was the beginning of the infamous 3G brothers bound; Kim Joo Hyuk, Kim
Jun Ho, and Kim Jong Min. The abbreviation 3G was coming from the numbers of
member who had a leg cramp on that day (“cramp” in Korean is “jwi” (쥐)). It began with Kim
Jong Min having the cramp while climbing the ice wall for the lunch game of
chance challenge. Later on, continued with Kim Jun Ho and Kim Joo Hyuk during
the thigh wrestling game consecutively. Accidentally, the three of them were in
same team during the episode, since they were all losing the ice wall climbing
game. Therefore, the infamous-to-be-lost-in-every-game 3G brothers was
officially born.
The Brotherhood of the
Sea (The Manly Trip Special)
During
the first part of The Manly Trip Special
episodes, all six members as a team failed to win the race, therefore on the
second part of the special episodes, the members had to do octopus fishing at
dawn as punishment. However, only one member must go, because the fishing boat
was too small. Instead of a bedtime game of chance (they all slept indoor),
they did the fishing game of chance to decide the one who was lucky enough to
go on boat. Beyond that, the production team staffs were also making their bet
on the members. The man with the worst luck ever, Kim Jong Min, lost all the
games and was selected to go fishing. Yet it’s not 2D1N if it didn’t have a
surprising twist. Jong Min could take one member to go along with him. In the
end, he chose Kim Jun Ho over other members to go octopus fishing together. And
that was the beginning of the dumb-and-dumber-like brotherhood between them.
The comical chemistry bound between them is no joke!
The Heirs of KBS (Jeollanamdo Great Food Tour Special)
The
Jeollanamdo Great Food Tour Special
episode actually could make it into 7
Most Memorable “2 Days and 1 Night” Episodes of 2014 list. Unfortunately,
it was beaten down by the other seven episodes on the list. So probably this
episode was on the number eight of The
Most Memorable “2 Days and 1 Night” Episodes of 2014 list. The reason is
because this special episodes have so many best moments in it. One of them was when
the members put the hidden camera prank on Park Saeng Min (“Entertainment
Weekly”’s reporter). The highlight was the ending when actress Park Shin Hye
made an appearance as Morning Angel
guest during the second part of the special episodes. From the way she woke up
the members, the way the members reacted, the part when Defconn dubbed himself
as “Kim Tan” of 2D1N (referring to Park’s current hit drama series back then, SBS’
“The Heirs”, where she portrayed a poor highschool girl named Cha Eun Sang; the
character’s love interest was a boy named Kim Tan, who was portrayed by actor
Lee Min Ho), until when the members escorted her back to her car, all were so
entertaining!
The Wheel of Fortune
(One Day Trip Special)
2D1N
did an unusual trip for the One Day Trip
Special episodes. Just like the title, the trip was lasted only one day and
the members could go home at night, but that privilege was only applied to the
team who won the final mission. The six members were divided into two teams of
three; Jung Joon Young, Cha Tae Hyun, and Kim Jun Ho in one team (blue team);
Kim Jong Min, Kim Joo Hyuk, and Defconn in the other team (red team). Tae Hyun
and Jun Ho were so excited that they were in the same team with Joon Young, the
icon of luck. They were so confident that they would win. However, they lost
most of the games, making them had a bigger chance to sleep outdoor than the
other team. There were a total of 16 slots on the wheel of fortune; blue team
had 9 slots, red team had 6, and 1 slot for “everyone sleeps outdoor”. At the
end of the fierce battle, the wheel of fortune was spinned, and guess what, among
those possibilities, the wheel stopped on the red slot! As expected from the
icon of luck, Joon Young’s team were exempted from punishment and they could go
home early that day. What an amazing twist!
The Escape of Season 3:
Ridiculous Hostage (Summer Heat Escape Trip Special)
Once
upon the summer 2014, 2D1N members had a mind battle with the production team.
It was during the Summer Heat Escape Trip
Special episodes, when the members were plotting an escape from the crew,
as a form of protest and dejection since they felt betrayed and tricked (the
production team made the games were so impossible for them to win it over). At
first, they just attempted to escape in order to fix the broken air conditioner
of their car, but since they couldn’t find an open car repair shop, it turned
out to a ridiculous hostage situation. The battle between members and
production team is always a signature of 2D1N, and it is always so amusing to
see that! Moreover, the members became one team and were united in this kind of
battle, therefore it’s always interesting. Besides, in this special, we can see
the maknae, Jung Joon Young’s first
and biggest humiliation as the icon of luck to be the latest for going home and
do the punishment all by himself.
The Maknae’s Flirting Time (Free Travel in Gunsan Special)
Gorgeous
young actress, Shin Se Kyung, came as the Morning
Angel guest during the second part of Free
Travel in Gunsan Special
episodes. Her appearance boosted up the mood of the members as it was already a
long time since they last had a Morning
Angel for the morning mission. Since Shin was like a younger sister for Kim
Joo Hyuk (they’re working under the same artist management, Namoo
Entertainment, and he had known her since she was in junior high school), the
members, including Joo Hyuk himself and especially Kim Jun Ho and Cha Tae Hyun,
teased her a lot. They were asking about Shin’s ideal type, and without waiting
her answer, they offered their maknae,
Jung Joon Young. Joon Young was unusually quiet at that time, making his older
brother (hyung) members were
suspicious that he was interested with Shin. However, it turned out that Shin
was also having interest for Joon Young as well. Don’t know why but I was
really pleased with their flirtatious behaviors toward each other. I personally
think that they would make a great couple; so lovable! Addition to that, the
acting game during breakfast also can’t be missed out; so hilarious!
The Ugly Truth (The
Best Autumn Meal Special)
On
The Best Autumn Meal Special
episodes, the members were teamed up with two best chefs in Korea, Sam Kim and
Raymond Kim, for a cooking dinner battle. It was during the second part of the
special episodes when the Team Sam (consisted of Chef Sam, Kim Jun Ho, Cha Tae
Hyun, and Defconn) took the lie detector challenge in order to gain some vegetables
as their cooking ingredients. They had to answer all questions with the truth
(so that the lie detector machine wouldn’t give them the electric shock) to win
the game and gain the ingredients. The first question was for Jun Ho to answer:
“During the filming in Gimje, did you
poop your pants?” He said no, yet it turned out to be a lie! Gosh! Wait, it’s
not over yet. Tae Hyun got this question: “In the next life, I will marry my
current wife again.” He firmly said yes, and guess what? It turned out to be a
lie too! Geez! Too ugly to be true, too funny to be rude.
Wrote by Mashita Fandia
